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Desperate Times

Lindy Kato

Adult, Memoir

A true story in three parts covering 1979-2013. Through Lindy’s eyes we learn the history and reality of psychiatric nursing in the 1980s and 1990s, Then as a patient in the early 2000s and ultimately the fight to reclaim a life from an out of control situation.

Lindy left her office job in London after being shoved from a moving train. Unable to keep a local job due to a skill deficit, her husband suggests she train as a psychiatric nurse. It feels like a desperate effort to keep the bailiffs at bay.

This memoir of her training and career unfolds through her personal experiences and significant historical events as English politicians are determined to close the Victorian lunatic asylums.

Eventually the family moves to New Zealand during the worst storm since 1703, drawn by her husband’s job, which isn’t exactly as promised. While there are humorous moments, they also face challenging situations and ultimately – tragedy.

Book 2 Bleak Expectations is available and Book 3 Acts of Defiance (finale) will be out soon.

RRP: $35
Format: paperback, ebook
Pages: 250
152 x 299 mm with 19 mm spine250
ISBN: 978-0-473-75615-4

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Desperate Times

Lindy Kato

Adult, Memoir

A true story in three parts covering 1979-2013. Through Lindy’s eyes we learn the history and reality of psychiatric nursing in the 1980s and 1990s, Then as a patient in the early 2000s and ultimately the fight to reclaim a life from an out of control situation.

Lindy left her office job in London after being shoved from a moving train. Unable to keep a local job due to a skill deficit, her husband suggests she train as a psychiatric nurse. It feels like a desperate effort to keep the bailiffs at bay.

This memoir of her training and career unfolds through her personal experiences and significant historical events as English politicians are determined to close the Victorian lunatic asylums.

Eventually the family moves to New Zealand during the worst storm since 1703, drawn by her husband’s job, which isn’t exactly as promised. While there are humorous moments, they also face challenging situations and ultimately – tragedy.

Book 2 Bleak Expectations is available and Book 3 Acts of Defiance (finale) will be out soon.

RRP: $35
Format: paperback, ebook
152 x 299 mm with 19 mm spine250
Pages: 250
ISBN: 978-0-473-75615-4

Where to buy

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